Welcome to the NEW Missouri Regional Site of the
Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators.
We offer a variety of events, programs and opportunities and work in conjunction with the National SCBWI. Our regional advisor is Lynnea Brumbaugh, and she, along with everyone who works within this region, is a volunteer, committed to sharing experiences and expertise with others.
Please feel free to browse this site and find out what we are doing in here in Missouri.
Save the date!
Missouri Fall Conference
Saturday, November 8
St. Charles Community College
St. Charles, Missouri
Confirmed speakers:
Keynote #1: Susan Van Metre, senior editor of Amulet Books, an imprint of Harry N. Abrams
Keynote #2: Elana Roth, literary agent actively acquiring clients.
Plus... Vicki Erwin, Phyllis Harris, Jennifer Ward, Jeanie Ransom, Sue Bradford Edwards, Cynthia Reeg, Janet Lawler, Wendy Martin, Leslie Wyatt
Featured Writer of the Month*
Missouri native, Samuel Langhorne Clemens (November 30, 1835 – April 21, 1910), better known by the pen name Mark Twain, was an American humorist, satirist, lecturer and writer. Twain is most noted for his novels Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, which has since been called the Great American Novel,[2] and The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. During his lifetime, Twain became a friend to presidents, artists, industrialists and European royalty.
Twain enjoyed immense public popularity, and his keen wit and incisive satire earned him praise from both critics and peers. American author William Faulkner called Twain "the father of American literature."
*Would you like to be the Featured Writer or Illustrator of the Month? Well, you can! Write us for more information.